Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-022
Nixon & Trudeau on US-Canada relations and Diplomatic communication
Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 3:48 PM–4:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the Oval Office to facilitate a brief diplomatic exchange. During the conversation, Trudeau noted his busy schedule while managing parliamentary duties, and Nixon confirmed the delivery of a personal message sent via courier. The brief interaction served to maintain open channels of communication between the two leaders regarding ongoing bilateral correspondence.
- US-Canada relations
- Diplomatic communication
- Pierre Trudeau
- Richard Nixon
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NARA Description
On March 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 887-22
Date: March 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with Pierre E. Trudeau.
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 887-21 (cont’d)
LPRN-T-MDR-2014-010. Segment declassified on 11/20/2017. Archivist: DR]
[National Security]
[887-022-w001]
[Duration: 13m 57s]
[See Conversation No. 044-015]
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- 887-020 3:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 887-021 3:43 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 044-015 3:48 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:01 pm.
- 044-016 4:01 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:01 pm and 4:02 pm.
- 887-023 4:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
- 887-024 4:01 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:01 pm.
- 044-017 4:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:05 pm.
- 887-025 4:02 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:02 pm and 4:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 887-022, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/887-022 (accessed October 2, 2026).